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2 unusual facts about Barefoot in the Park


Barefoot in the Park

Myrna Loy starred in the national tour during the time the play was still on Broadway.

Joel Crothers

In 1966, Crothers returned to Broadway in a starring role opposite Joan Van Ark in Barefoot in the Park, which he worked on simultaneously with his stint on Dark Shadows.


Bucks County Playhouse

Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park had its premiere at the theater in 1963, starring Robert Redford and Elizabeth Ashley.

Chris Lemmon

He appeared as an actor in numerous stage productions, including the west-coast tour of Barefoot in the Park, directed by Jerry Paris, the original West coast production of Shay by Anne Commire, and A. R. Gurney's Love Letters with Stephanie Zimbalist.

Donald Brooks

In addition to his work on Seventh Avenue, Mr. Brooks also designed the costumes for numerous Broadway plays, including Promises, Promises, No Strings, and Barefoot in the Park; television shows including The Letter, The Two Mrs. Grenvilles; and feature length motion pictures such as Star!, Darling Lili and The Cardinal, being nominated for the Academy Award for Costume Design for all three films.

Gene Saks

Among Saks' film directing credits are Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple, Cactus Flower (which won Goldie Hawn the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress), The Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Mame, So I Married an Axe Murderer (uncredited) and the 1995 television production of Bye Bye Birdie.

John S. Pike

Pike also was responsible for numerous network and pay television specials including Sinatra, Concert for the Americas, Diana Ross: Live in Central Park, Cher: A Celebration at Caesars Palace, John Frankenheimer's Rainmaker, Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park, and Plaza Suite starring Carol Burnett.

Zara Durrani

She appeared in many commercials and some films and in Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park.


see also

Ella Joyce

Other stage plays in which she has appeared include "Bossa Nova", Last Street Play (The Mighty Gents), Checkmates, Brothers, Sisters, Husbands and Wives, Don't Get God Started!, Louis and Ophelia, Split Second, Home, Not a single Blade of Grass, Odessa, "Barefoot In The Park", and Anna Lucasta.